Which to use
“Schale” is a noun and “schaue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,451
- “Schale” frequency rank
- #4,228
- “schaue” frequency rank
- 12679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schale | schaue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine feste Schutzhülle, zum Beispiel bei Früchten, Samen, Vogeleiern, Lebensmitteln | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau |
Where the eye mixes Schale and schaue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schale vs schaue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schale is [ˈʃaːlə] while schaue is [ʃaʊ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Schale” becomes u in “schaue”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schale is recorded at frequency rank #8,451, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaːlə]. schaue is at rank #4,228, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃaʊ̯ə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12679, this pair ranks #1,962,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schale vs schaue
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "Schale": l. Private to "schaue": u.
"Schale" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "schaue" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schale" and "schaue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Schale" or "schaue" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schale" and "schaue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schaue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schale" and "schaue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schale vs Schnalle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,962,721 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.